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On digital devices it's not clear if you're taking notes or writing an unrelated email. Paper notebooks can't send email, so if a person sees you interacting w
by beckingz 5y ago
On digital devices it's not clear if you're taking notes or writing an unrelated email.
Paper notebooks can't send email, so if a person sees you interacting with it they'll think you're taking notes, which means you're taking them seriously.
- kstrauser 5y agoYeah, I could see that. Good point. I deal with that in other contexts, like Zoom meetings, by narrating what I’m doing: Coworker: Could you do X for me? Me: OK. I’m writing a reminder to myself here… type type type …which seems to get a positive response from people I’m talking to.